RB Tim Hightower could be on 49ers radar

New Orleans Saints starting quarterback Drew Brees (9) passes the ball to New Orleans Saints’ Tim Hightower (34) against San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter of their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)SANTA CLARA — Well aware that their offense will need to go beyond Carlos Hyde, the 49ers are looking at free agent running back Tim Hightower, according to an ESPN report.

Hightower, 30, gained 548 yards in on 133 carries with four touchdowns last season with New Orleans. That followed a 375-yard season with the Saints after being out of the NFL since 2011 because of complications from surgery and an infection that…